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Vacaville saw weddings big and small / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [116] [WAYITWAS-2002-116]
My last column explored how the Christopher and Towson families celebrated their respective weddings amid close friends and relatives at the bride's home. Most weddings of that day were conducted in this quiet fashion. The wedding of Frank H. Buck and Annie Elizabeth Stevenson on April 29, 1886, on the other hand, was a large, elaborate affair.
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Small-town news flourishes amid crash of '29 / Dingler, Nancy [619] [RETROSPECT-2005-619]
Thumbing through the Solano Republican newspaper of 1929, I expected to find news of the stock market crash that ushered in the Great Depression.
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An 1879 tour saw a plethora of growers / Delaplane, Kristin [326] [ECHOS-1997-326]
In the spring of 1879, reporters from the Weekly Solano Republican set out to explore the countryside in the Vacaville Township and the town of Vacaville. They described the various ranches and farms and who owned the land. Many of today's streets were named for these early growers.
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It was a lavish affair for the 1914 celebration / Dingler, Nancy [593] [RETROSPECT-2005-593]
The July 4, 1914, Independence day celebratory event was topped off by a patriotic concert in Fairfield's ballpark, conducted by Vacaville's Brass Band.
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The Depression shuts down Big Camp / Delaplane, Kristin [328] [ECHOS-1997-328]
Born in China, Chun Tim arrived in San Francisco in 1871 at the age of 18. His role as a pioneer in the Suisun Valley was noted in the 1938 memoirs of Rosa Lee Baldwin who lived on a ranch near the A.T. Hatch Ranch where Chun Tim was the labor boss. " [...]
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Cordelia House - Saloon and Meat Market. L to R-4 Mat Glassoff (Butcher saw in hand); John Glassoff (in butcher apron by post)
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Young Ladies' Seminary earned respect / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [166] [WAYITWAS-2003-166]
Education has always been a major concern for parents. While only a small number of families with children settled in Solano County during or right after the Gold Rush years, their efforts to provide a quality education resulted in the establishment of several public schools.
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Saloon and Meat Market, Cordelia. L to R - 4. Matt Glassoff (Butcher saw in hand), 5 John Glassoff (in butcher apron by post)
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